Stumbling, finally at the end of the year, Confucius returned to the place where he was born, Lujun Yi......

Confucius's mood is very complicated, the villagers who are not old have long recognized him, only know that this old man is the famous Kongqiu, and he is also a respected figure of the monarch of Zhao today, many of his disciples are officials in Lu County, and they can't help but have a little more awe of him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Kong Li and his grandson Si welcomed him back to Kong's old house, everything was as before, and the day of this family reunion, they had been looking forward to for many years, and finally came true.

Confucius in this life was unlucky, and his ideals were hit harder than in history. But he is also lucky, his love is still there, his son is still alive because of the improvement of medical conditions in Lu State, and he has not died young, and now he is serving under his knees, and he does not have to issue "Heaven mourns!" several times. The cry of sorrow......

After settling down, the first thing Confucius did was to ask Zilu to bring the box that specially contained important brochures, and he squinted his eyes to pick it up, but he no longer cared about the bamboo slips of the so-called "Yixiang" of the so-called Mandate of Heaven from the treasures of the previous days, but found the "Spring and Autumn" that was still being written......

Confucius's disciples all knew that when the Master was doing his studies, he never made a decision alone when he was able to discuss with others in his writings. However, when it came to writing "Spring and Autumn", it was different, what should be written must be written, and what should be deleted must be deleted, even Yan Hui, a disciple who is longer than words, can't add or delete a word to him.

Confucius was in good spirits, and since he was sick and old, it was rare for him to be so clear, he sat down in front of the desk, raised his hand, and said without emotion: "Pen." ”

Zisi handed over the pen.

After bowing his head and writing for a while, Confucius raised his hand again: "Sharpen." ”

Kong carp offered copper cutting.

"Spring and Autumn", this is Confucius's painstaking work in the past ten years, and his ideas are destined to be unimplemented, so he can only make "Spring and Autumn" according to the history books of the Lu State. From the first year of Lu Yin (722 BC) to the present (476 BC), a total of 12 monarchs of Lu are included. With the Lu State as the central account, respecting the Zhou royal family as orthodoxy, and taking Xia Shang as a reference, the text is simple, but it contains Confucius's "subtle words". Therefore, the monarchs of Wu and Chu who claimed to be kings were still degraded to viscounts in the Spring and Autumn Period; Zhao Wuxian made an alliance with the princes in Huangchi, and actually summoned King Jing of Zhou to join the association, but in the "Spring and Autumn Period", it was recorded as "Zhou Tianzi patrolling". And so on, "Spring and Autumn" uses this principle to praise and disparage various events at that time.

The gentleman's greatest concern is that he will leave nothing after death, and Confucius hopes that he can leave some of his thoughts behind. This history book is the embodiment of his thoughts, so Confucius said, "Knowing my sin is only Spring and Autumn!."

However, since he came back, he found that all traces of the Lu Kingdom were gone, and after "meeting Lin" on the bank of Onozawa, Confucius suddenly became happy.

After scraping away the previous few sentences of "small words and righteousness", and writing down the matter of Yulin, he stopped writing and sighed:

"The old man opened a private school, taught without class, and spread knowledge, hoping to let more people understand and maintain Zhouli. Unexpectedly, the more you know, the more you are unwilling to accept the status quo, through the affairs of Zhongdu and Lu State, the disciples have understood the general trend, and they have thrown themselves into the Zhao family, and they are rushing to help the Zhao family dig the tomb for Zhou Li, how ridiculous, how ridiculous......"

Looking back on my life, I was busy and busy, but in the end it was empty.

"The same is true of "Spring and Autumn", no matter how much you write it, no matter how hard you try to praise and disparage, those who steal the country will not be afraid of it. Regardless of whether the beast comes out or not, I can't stop Zhao Zitai from dying the princes, and under one day, he will replace the Zhou room. His general trend is achieved by himself little by little, the homeopathic prosperes, the contrarian perishes, and the vast soup soup. I only hope that he can save a little kindness to the three generations and Zhou Li, and he can carry it forward and not give it up. ”

In other words, Confucius stopped writing, and he no longer wrote in the Spring and Autumn Period.

The things he writes about have become old and obscure history, they are the marks of the previous era, and the new era does not need them......

Let the scrappy young man start a new era, and he Zhongni is destined to be consistent, and can only hold on to the remnants and be the martyr of the old era......

"In this world, there is nothing I can do, my way, poor!"

He let the last of the ink dry on its own, and with his cane, he staggered out of the house with the help of his son and grandson.

Outside, it's snowing.

In the past, I went back, and the willows followed; Now I think about it, the rain and snow are falling.

A heavy snow is pouring down from the dome-like dim sky, the scenery of the northern country, thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting, leaving the Central Plains for a long time, it is not seen such a magnificent snow scene for many years.

Countless pieces of cold snowflakes fluttered in the air, and they fell to the city, to the earth, to Confucius's all-white bun, and he raised his head, and the corners of his lips moved slightly.

Why is the light reflected by the snow so much like warm sunlight in his cloudy eyes? Like a dream, it's also like an illusion.

He seemed to see that under the early spring sun, he was still wearing his horns, squatting on the ground, making ritual utensils out of mud, imitating the serious appearance of the village elders worshipping their ancestors.

He seemed to see that in the wind of twilight spring and Xi, he took his disciples to walk among the mountains and rivers, talking freely about ideals and family and country affairs......

"Those who are in the twilight of spring, the spring clothes are completed, there are five or six crowns, six or seven children, bathing, dancing in the wind, and returning ......"

"I really want to see Ludi in spring again!"

In the same year, Confucius met Lin, died in the Spring and Autumn Period, died in Shenyi, and was buried in the north of Qufu City, and his disciples were mourned for three years......

……

"The mountains look up, and the scenery stops."

When he learned of Confucius's death, Zhao Wuxian had already arrived in the suburbs of Yecheng, and he did not say much, but silently said these eight words.

Zhao Hou did not cry bitterly, nor did he make a tirade, because when he was alive, he could not use Confucius, but when he died, he pretended to make a sacrifice to mourn him, which in Confucius's opinion, was impolite.

What's more, it is difficult for Zhao Wuxian to make a proper evaluation of Confucius's life.

Historically, he was originally one of the sons of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, at most he was the initiator of private learning, and his "Spring and Autumn Period" became synonymous with an era. But after his death, as the status of Confucianism in the Han Dynasty became more and more exalted, Confucius was gradually recognized as the most holy teacher, above all other schools. Later, some people even believed that Confucius had truly accepted the mandate of heaven and succeeded Zhou as king. Although he did not really ascend to the pole, ideally speaking, he is the uncrowned king who reigns over the world, the king of Su, and the saying that there will be a king in 500 years is considered to be confirmed on the head of Confucius......

But today, Confucius's status will be very different from that of history.

"You are no longer a peak that has been lifted higher and higher by future generations, nor is it a bright moon that 'the master does not come out, and the eternity is like a long night', but one of the bright stars of this era."

"Master, is this what you want to see, or are you not willing to see it?"

Stretching out his hand to catch the slowly falling snowflakes, Zhao Wuxian remembered the conversation in the small house of Ye County.

Regarding Zhao Wuxian's desire to replace the Zhou family and become the Son of Heaven, Confucius did not condemn it with righteous indignation, nor did he have the blessing of awakening.

He just let Zhao Wuxian get closer, and on his hand, with his rough and aging fingers, he wrote a word, and then closed Zhao Wuxian's palm, which was the only thing he gave him.

That's a "king" word.

"The ancient Cangjie made words, and Wang Nai had three horizontal and one vertical. The three horizontals represent heaven, earth, and man. One vertical refers to those who are involved in heaven, earth and man, and they are kings! ”

"The way to establish heaven is said to be yin and yang; The way of standing on the ground is said to be soft and rigid; The way to establish a person is benevolence and righteousness...... And the so-called king must have both talents in order to rule the world......"

"Zitai, you have the ambition of a king, but you have the heart of a king? Are you ready? ”

This is Confucius's last words to him.

Letting the snowflakes melt in his palm, Zhao Wuxian turned his head, he saw the mighty army of Zhao State, in the snowy land of Jizhou, like a black dragon, even though the weather was cold, but the thousands of Yulin soldiers wearing thick winter coats were very excited, not shouting cold and tired at all, shouting heroic slogans while moving forward.

Because they are doing something that has never happened since Zhou Ge Yin's life - they carried the cumbersome Cheng Zhou Jiuding and moved to Yedu!

How much does Jiuding weigh?

How heavy the country is, how heavy Jiuding is!

At this moment, the Central Plains has been annexed by Zhao Wuxian, and it is as heavy as Jiuding, and Zhao Wuxian can also take them into his heart.

"Well deserved, Master, I'm ready!"

In the middle of winter in 476 B.C., Confucius died, Jiuding moved, and an era called "Spring and Autumn" came to an end!

PS: The second chapter is in the afternoon